▲ 450 ▼ Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years (linuxiac.com) submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.
[+] TIEPilot@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 4 months ago (4 children) Browsers and most games run on linux. Why keep using an OS with a profit motive behind it that's often against your best interests as a user? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] andyburke@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) Hope you can find the time. Not sure why you're getting downvoted. These are reasonable reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* Bookmarks can easily be transferred and for games... well, just install a new boot drive and mount the drive with the games and call it a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andyburke@fedia.io 10 points 4 months ago (4 children) Browsers and most games run on linux. Why keep using an OS with a profit motive behind it that's often against your best interests as a user? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] andyburke@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) Hope you can find the time. Not sure why you're getting downvoted. These are reasonable reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* Bookmarks can easily be transferred and for games... well, just install a new boot drive and mount the drive with the games and call it a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TIEPilot@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] andyburke@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) Hope you can find the time. Not sure why you're getting downvoted. These are reasonable reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* Bookmarks can easily be transferred and for games... well, just install a new boot drive and mount the drive with the games and call it a day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andyburke@fedia.io 8 points 4 months ago (1 child) Hope you can find the time. Not sure why you're getting downvoted. These are reasonable reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* Bookmarks can easily be transferred and for games... well, just install a new boot drive and mount the drive with the games and call it a day. permalink fedilink source parent